Mid Wales is renowned in birdwatching circles as an area with a great variety of birds.  The count for this immediate area is approx 121 species.

Three reserves are close by, Cors Caron, RSPB Gwenffrwd-Dinas and RSPB Ynys-hir.

If your interest lies with the Red Kite, then the Tregaron Kite Centre has information about them and wildlife in this area.   Kite feeding is carried out on Cors Caron during winter months only, at 2:00pm.  You can observe this from the road bridge on the A485 (Tregaron to Aberystwyth road) about 1 mile outside Tregaron.

Alternatively, Nant-Yr-Arian Forest Visitor Centre at Ponterwyd near Aberystwyth feed the Red Kites daily throughout the year at 3:00pm summertime/2:00pm wintertime.  This is a spectacular bird table, both in its setting and the number of Red kites swooping to feed at the same time.

Birdwatching at Brynheulog

At Brynheulog we actively encourage birds into the garden to feed, and we are rewarded with plenty of activity on the feeders throughout the year.  In June 2009 we sited four bird boxes and 3 bat boxes in the garden and a Tawny Owl box in the little wood behind the house.  A Barn Owl box has been commissioned, and when installed, the entrance to it will be visible from the B&B.

The following birds are regular or seasonal visitors to Brynheulog:

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